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Ghanaian Man Sentenced to 85 Months for Role in $100M Romance Scam Ring
['Scott Mcclallen', 'Matt Vespa', 'Alan Joseph Bauer']
Townhall
A man from Ghana was sentenced to 85 months in prison for being a member of an international criminal organization that stole more than $100 million from victims via romance scams and business email compromises.
Derrick Van Yeboah, a/k/a “Van,” 41, was also sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to pay $10,149,429.17 in forfeiture.
“Van Yeboah and his co-conspirators exploited trust, loneliness, and legitimate business relationships to steal more than $100 million.
Van Yeboah personally perpetrated many of the romance scams by impersonating fake romantic partners in communications with victims.
Van Yeboah is being held responsible for more than $10 million he stole from victims via his romance scams.